Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five

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Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five

Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five (内山田洋とクール・ファイブ, Uchiyamada Hiroshi to Kūru Faibu) are a Japanese kayokyoku group, formed by the late Hiroshi Uchiyamada in 1967 and fronted by the lead vocalist Kiyoshi Maekawa.

In 1969, the group debuted with the 11th Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa Kyou mo Ame datta". They enjoyed highly successful career mainly during the first half of 1970s, producing numerous hit singles including "Awazu ni Aishite", "Uwasa no Onna","Soshite, Kobe" and "Tokyo Sabaku". They lost popularity after the leaving of a frontman in the late 1980s, and their career went into hiatus after the band lineup was radically altered around the 1990s.

After a founder of the band died of lung cancer in 2006, the remainders including Maekawa reunited.

Band members

1967-1987

Hiroshi Uchiyamada (内山田 洋, Uchiyamada Hiroshi)(June 6, 1936 – November 3, 2006) - guitars Kiyoshi Maekawa Maekawa Kiyoshi (前川 清)(August 19, 1948 –) - lead vocals Masaki Kobayashi (小林 正樹, Kobayashi Masaki)(January 1, 1943 –) - bass guitar Etsuro Miyamoto (宮本 悦朗, Miyamoto Etsurou)(January 15, 1948 –) - keyboards, piano Shigemi Iwaki (岩城 茂美, Iwaki Shigemi)(January 5, 1943 –) - saxophone, flute Shigeru Morimoto (森本 繁, Morimoto Shigeru)(January 23, 1942 –) - drums